א

ʾʾaleph

(silent, transliterated with an apostrophe)

ב

b

beth

ג

g

gimel

ד

d

daleth

ה

h

he

(pronounced “hey”)

ו

w or v

waw / vav

ז

z

zayin

ח

h

het

( pronounced “ch” as in “loch”)

ט

t

tet(a hard, emphatic “t”)

י

y

yodh

כ

k

kaph

ל

l

lamedh

מ

m

mem

נ

n

nun

ס

s

samekh

ע

ʿʿayin

(pronounced in back of throat; “ghayin”);transliterated with backward apostrophe

פ

p

pe

(pronounced, “pay”)

צ

s

sade

(“ts” sound as in “jets”)

ק

q

qoph

ר

r

resh

ש

S

sin

(“s” sound as in “seen”)

ש

S“sh” sound; shin

(“sheen”)

ת

t

taw / tav